Assessment and integration of genetic, morphological and demographic variation in Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel to guide its conservation

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-17

  Ayele, Taye B ^a   Gailing, Oliver ^a,b   Finkeldey, Reiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Prioritisation criteria; Prioritisation matrix; Quantitative traits; Taxonomic distances

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DOMESTICATION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ETHIOPIA;

HAGENIA ABYSSINICA;

EID: 78651439224     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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